Wall hanger for radiators



J. W. MOORE Jab. 23, 1940.

WALL HANGER FOR RADIATORS Filed Aug. 16, 1937 Ljji: Q6 1 2 a Patented Jan. 23, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALL HANGER FOB- RAD-IATORS John W. Moore, Detroit, Mich.

Application August 16, 1937, Serial No. 159.209

4 Claims.

' The present invention relates to hangers for radiators, adapted to be secured to a Wall or a support for the purpose of supporting radiators, pipes and the like with respect thereto.

The primary object of Y the present invention is to provide a hanger of the character referred to which is adjustable vertically and horizontally. Vertical adjustability adapts the hanger for use with radiators of varying heights, and permits a 10 plurality of different sized radiators being mounted with their lower edges in the same horizontal plane without the necessity of providing a different size hanger for difierent radiators. Horizontal adjustability adapts the hanger for use 5 with radiators of varying width, as in the case of radiators having a greater or fewer number of columns. Another object of the invention is to provide a hanger having a pivoted hook element, a vertian cally adjustable element, and a bracket supporting the. adjustable element, the adjustable element being so mounted with respect to the bracket that lateral swinging movement thereof is prevented and having means engaging the sides of .35 the hook to prevent lateral swinging movement thereof. Further, the adjustable element has means thereon for restricting pivotal movement of the hook to insure engagement thereof with a radiator being assembled thereon and means .30 which cooperates with the bracket in holding an assembled radiator vertical.

With the above and other ends in View the invention consists in matters hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying 35 drawing, in which t Figure l is a side elevation; Fig.2 is a vertical section;

Figs. 3 and 4 are front and rear elevations, respectively; 7

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Figs. 6 and 'l are sections taken respectively on lines 65 and 'll of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 8 is a view illustrating a detail.

On the drawing, the numeral I designates a Wall bracket having a slot 2 therein for the reception of means for securing it to a wall or the like. The bracket I has a horizontal portion 3, a vertical portion 4 depending therefrom, and a horizontal portion 5 supported by the portion 4 beneath theportion 3. The horizontal portion 5 is notched at B for the reception of two strap members I which are formed integral with an elongate U-shaped member 8. The upper ends 5 of the two straps l are bent one over another, as

indicated at 9, and are apertured for the reception of a screw l0. rhe head I! of the screw rests upon thehori'zo'ntal portion 3 and its lower end extends through an aperture in the horizontal portion 5. A nut 82 is mounted on-the 5 screw and supports the strap portions 9 whereby rotation of the screw in opposite directions raises and lowers the U-shaped member 8. The lower end of the U-shaped'member 8 has laterally extending inclined. portions 13, the ior- 10 ward end !4 being in substantially the same vertical plane as the vertical bracket portion 4, and the rear edge being in substahtially the same vertical plane as or in alignment with the upright portion of the bracket I having the slot 2. 15 The U-shaped member 8 is also provided with a vertical series of apertures l6, and a hook I! is pivotally mounted within the U-shaped member by a bolt l8.

Mounted in a square aperture IS in the bracket m I portion 4 is a bolt having a square end 2| and a head 22. The bolt is held againstrotation by i the square portion 2! which is made of sufficient length that when the bolt is shiitedleng'thwiseso that the head '22 engages the screw it, the ends. of the square portion remains in the square aperture l9. It will be noted that the head of the bolt is received in a steppedpart of the depending portion l so that it is possible, by rotating the screw it, to elevate the strap portions 9 past the same. Mounted on thebolt 20 isa nut 23 which carries a rigid element -24 having a length substantially greater than its width. The element 24 is permanently mounted in a groove 25 in the slightly tapered body 26 of the nut. The element 24 is mounted in the groove by forcing it over the tapered body portion, the aperture in the element 24 being proportioned slightly smaller than the largest part of the tapered portion whereby when once driven thereover it remains a) in the groove 25 and may be moved, rotatably, with respect to the nut.

In using the present device the bracket l is secured to a wall or like support and the radiator 21 rests upon the hook 11. positioned with its long dimension vertical, it passes between the radiator columns and is then turned to the position shown in Fig. 5 where it engages the columns. By tightening the nut 23 the element 24 engages the columns and the ra die-tor is tied to the bracket Prior to tightening the nut 23 the radiator may be adjusted vertically by rotating the screw ill to elevate or lower the U-shaped member 8.

As shown in Fig, 2 the position taken by the With the element 24 45 v hook is at an angle to a vertical plane transverse to the plane of the hook. By lowering the U- shaped member 8 this angle will be reduced, while elevating the U-shaped member 8 will cause the angle to be increased, but such changes in angularity'of the hook does not change the angular position of the radiator. The columns of the radiator remain in contact with the forward edges M of the laterally extended portions 13 and the portion 4 of the bracket and are thus held vertically disposed.

In cases where there is a wide variance in size of radiators the hook, instead of being pivoted in the uppermost of the series of apertures 16, as shown in the drawing, may be pivoted at lower points. When pivoted in the lowermost of the series it is still held against lateral swinging movement relative to the U-shaped member 8, while the latter is held against lateral swinging movement with respect to the bracket I by the screw Ill and engagement of the straps I with the horizontal portion 5.

Obviously, it is essential that a bearing surface be provided for the lower ends of the radiator columns, such as that provided at I4, in order that during vertical adjustment the hook I? may assume angular positions while the radiator remains vertical. The inclined surfaces 83 co-operate with this bearing surface in preventing the radiator from resting or becoming caught thereon during mounting of the radiator. That is, during mounting of the radiator, the lower end thereof engages the inclined surfaces I3 and slides off the same and into engagement with the hook ll. If, for example, the surfaces [3 were horizontal, instead of inclined, there would be a possibility of the lower end of the radiator lodging thereon, and such1a condition is undesirable in the case where heavy radiators, which can only be handled with difficulty, are being mounted.

Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understood that various changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention, and such changes are contemplated.

What I claim is:

1 1. In a device of the character described, a bracket having a pair of vertically spaced substantially horizontal walls, a screw mounted in said walls, a nut adjustably screwthreaded onto said screw intermediate said walls, a hook support carried by said nut, said support having a pair of spaced parallel members slidably engaging the lower of said walls and cooperating with said screw to prevent lateral swinging movement of said support relative to said bracket, said support being vertically adjustable by said nut, and a hook member pivoted to said support and vertically adjustable relative thereto.

2. A supporting structure for a radiator, comprising a bracket having a pair of vertically spaced substantially horizontal walls, a screw mounted in said walls, an elongated U-shaped hook support having parallel members engaging opposite sides of the lower of said pair of walls, means on said members engaging and cooperating with said screw to prevent lateral swinging movement of said hook support, a nut on said screw supporting said hook support and arranged so that rotation of said screw will move said hook support vertically, and a hook carried by said hook support and pivoted to and between the walls thereof to limit swinging movement of said hook transverse to the axis of its pivot.

3. A supporting structure for a room radiator comprising a bracket having a pair of vertically spaced substantially parallel wall portions joined by a substantially vertical wall portion serving as a bearing surface for a radiator, a hook support, an adjustment member mounted on said bracket and vertically adjustably supporting said hook support, and a hook pivotally connected to said hook support.

4. A supporting structure for a radiator, comprising a bracket having a pair of vertically spaced substantially horizontal Walls, a screw mounted in said walls, an elongated U-shaped hook support having parallel members engaging opposite sides of the lower of said pair of walls,

means on said members engaging and cooper-' ating with said screw to prevent lateral swinging movement of said hook support, a nut on said screw supporting said hook support and arranged so that rotation of said screw will move said hook support vertically, a hook carried by said hook support and pivoted to and between the walls thereof to limit swinging movement of said hook transverse to the axis of its pivot, and means on said hook and on said hook support for vertical adjustment of said hook relative to said support.

JOHN W. MOORE. 

